Phoenix Wright fans object to Japan-only musical, create their own
Musicals tend to run the spectrum of content (just look at “Catsâ€), so it should come as no surprise that videogame adaptations have been given a spot in the ol’ limelight. Not content with the all-female musical adaptation of Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series, a group of fans from the other side of the pond have decided to take a very vocal stab at this life of a lawyer.
“Turnabout Musical: The Phoenix Wright Musical Project†is a retelling of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the first game in the series and the start of Phoenix Wright’s journey through the trials and tribulations of the world. With a great amount of work led by “Pleading Eyes” and featuring “Triforcebun” (of Brawl in the Family webcomic fame) and other fans, the four main acts of the game will be conveyed through 30 original songs. The entire staff list can be seen here.
Before you ask when the cease and desist requests will be rolling in, you should know that they have received Capcom’s blessing on this project and are speaking with the company on licensing the final product.
While it has been in development since 2007 (before Japan’s version hit the stage, in fact), there is currently a demo reel on their official site, as well as a panel scheduled for April 2011 at I-Con 30, where they will show off an animation for one of their songs.
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Lordy, the fact that there is a group of people who actually associate lawyering with musical is already enough to issue cease and desists.
I’ve only recently gotten into this game series. Close to beating part 1, and I freakin’ love it! The music is fantastic to boot! Though I wish there were a couple more tracks.
In fact I’ve actually fantasized what a live-action Phoenix Write play would be like. Overall I am interested in this. Can’t wait for more!
Um, actually, Matthew “Triforcebun” Taranto didn’t start the project. He’s just the voice of Phoenix. The project head is Lucia “Pleading Eyes” Lobosvilla.
Still, awesome article! I love these guys
These people are quite awesome. I definitely would love to see some more things like this from the gaming community.
Hello, member and Assistant Manager of “Turnabout Musical” here. First off, thanks for the mention! We appreciate that more people are starting to notice us. However, I would like to address a few inaccuracies in some of the blog posts about us that are being made around the web.
It’s a misconception that we got the idea from the Takarazuka Revue Phoenix Wright Musical. We have a lot of respect for the show put on by Takarazuka Revue, but it was not the inspiration for our show. In fact, they have their own unique storyline while ours is a direct adaptation of the game’s storyline. Songwriting and conceptual work for our show began in November 2007 on the fan website and forum http://www.court-records.net. We’d already written a fair chunk of songs by the time the Takarazuka Revue show was announced in 2008.
Although key players like Lucia Lobosvilla(“Pleading Eyes”) and Matthew Taranto(“TriforceBun”) played a huge role in the creation and management of “Turnabout Musical,” they are by no means the sole creators. Please see our credits:
http://megalomaniacalme.net/pwmusical/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1475
Finally, the videos available on YouTube have “placeholder” visuals. We have a talented team of artists who are working diligently to make all-original animation for “Turnabout Musical.” More info on that is forthcoming
We’ve all had a lot of fun working on this project and seeing the responses. We really are excited to share our work with all fans of “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.” Thanks again for the blog post and for reading my reply!
OBJECTION!! I HATE Musicals.
Well at least it is all female cast.
That is pretty amazing. I agree with Ultra, though. The all-female cast was much better.